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          which species of trees to plant on his property and continuing              
          his efforts to prepare the property for use as a tree farm.  He             
          is conducting wildfire damage reversal and soil conservation                
          measures and has built a road on the property to a previously               
          inaccessible area.                                                          
               On his 1995 Federal income tax return, petitioner included a           
          Schedule F, Profit or Loss From Farming, and claimed the                    
          following deductions related to the activity petitioner                     
          identified as “trees”:                                                      
                     Depreciation                 $781                                
                     Repairs/maintenance          2,302                               
                     Taxes                        771                                 
                     Accounting                   235                                 
                     Pest control                 7,427                               
                     Survey study                 1,800                               
                     Tools                        5,045                               
                     Travel                       226                                 
                     Total                        18,587                              
               On his 1996 Federal income tax return, petitioner claimed              
          the following deductions on Schedule F for the activity he again            
          described as “trees”:                                                       

                     Depreciation                 $1,339                              
                     Car and truck expenses       1,189                               
                     Mortgage interest            67                                  
                     Repairs/maintenance          4,473                               
                     Accounting                   1,387                               
                     Books & subs                 1,246                               
                     Pest control                 9,189                               
                     Tools                        2,137                               
                     Total                        21,027                              







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